2 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/encoding/gob/encode.go b/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
index c83071c717..5f4d2539fa 100644
--- a/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
+++ b/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func compileEnc(ut *userTypeInfo, building map[*typeInfo]bool) *encEngine {
 	if ut.externalEnc == 0 && srt.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
 		for fieldNum, wireFieldNum := 0, 0; fieldNum < srt.NumField(); fieldNum++ {
 			f := srt.Field(fieldNum)
-			if !isSent(srt, &f) {
+			if !isSent(&f) {
 				continue
 			}
 			op, indir := encOpFor(f.Type, seen, building)
diff --git a/src/encoding/gob/type.go b/src/encoding/gob/type.go
index 3b1dde492c..c3ac1dbd61 100644
--- a/src/encoding/gob/type.go
+++ b/src/encoding/gob/type.go
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func newTypeObject(name string, ut *userTypeInfo, rt reflect.Type) (gobType, err
 		idToTypeSlice[st.id()] = st
 		for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
 			f := t.Field(i)
-			if !isSent(t, &f) {
+			if !isSent(&f) {
 				continue
 			}
 			typ := userType(f.Type).base
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func isExported(name string) bool {
 // isSent reports whether this struct field is to be transmitted.
 // It will be transmitted only if it is exported and not a chan or func field
 // or pointer to chan or func.
-func isSent(struct_ reflect.Type, field *reflect.StructField) bool {
+func isSent(field *reflect.StructField) bool {
 	if !isExported(field.Name) {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -590,16 +590,6 @@ func isSent(struct_ reflect.Type, field *reflect.StructField) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// Special case for Go 1.22: the x509.Certificate.Policies
-	// field is unencodable but also unused by default.
-	// Ignore it, so that x509.Certificate continues to be encodeable.
-	// Go 1.23 will add the right methods so that gob can
-	// handle the Policies field, and then we can remove this check.
-	// See go.dev/issue/65633.
-	if field.Name == "Policies" && struct_.PkgPath() == "crypto/x509" && struct_.Name() == "Certificate" {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	return true
 }